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otter

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English

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Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) (1)

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-West Germanic *otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian Otter, Dutch otter, German Otter, Swedish utter, Norwegian oter, Icelandic otur, Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), Russian вы́дра (výdra), and Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra, “water snake”). Doublet of Hydra and hydra. More etymology under English water.

Noun

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otter (plural otters)

  2. An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
  3. (gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
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Translations
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Etymology 2

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Corruption of annotto.

Noun

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otter (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) annatto (dye)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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otter (uncountable)

  1. Archaic form of attar.
    • 1809, William Jones, A Grammar of the Persian Language, page 8:
      […] the precious perfume called otter of roses.

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Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From otte (“eight”) +‎ -er.

Noun

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otter c (singular definite otteren, plural indefinite ottere)

  1. eight (the card rank between seven and nine)
  2. eight (person or thing that is number eight in a system, e.g.bus #8)
  3. (sports, rowing) eight

Inflection

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Declension of otter
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative otter otteren ottere otterne
genitive otters otterens otteres otternes

See also

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Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text)
             
es toer treer firer femmer sekser syver
             
otter nier tier knægt, bonde dame, dronning konge joker

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch otter, from Old Dutch *ottar, from Proto-West Germanic *otr.

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Noun

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otter m (plural otters, diminutive ottertje n)

  1. Any otter.
  2. (particularly) European otter, Lutra lutra
    Synonym: visotter

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Descendants

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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: otro

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *ottar, from Proto-West Germanic *otr.

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otter m

  1. otter, European otter

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Middle English

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otter

  1. Alternative form of oter
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